Groups Raise Concern About Child Protection Bills
A pair of technology and telecommunications watchdog groups today flagged a flurry of bills that have been introduced this Congress aimed at protecting children from inappropriate content on the Internet and traditional media platforms.
More than 30 measures have been introduced and while some of the measures are laudable, others raise serious policy and constitutional concerns or would institute heavy regulatory burdens on media operators and online platforms, the groups said.
"This Congress has been the most active that we've seen since Internet legislation started," Center for Democracy and Technology Senior Counsel John Morris told reporters. Adam Thierer, a senior fellow at the Progress and Freedom Foundation agreed, saying there is "no doubt lawmakers have been more active on this front … and that in and of itself is probably cause for some concern."
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